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whirlwind

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whirlwind

Rapidly rotating column of air, often synonymous with a tornado. On a smaller scale it produces the dust-devils seen in deserts.
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The awful whirlwind was almost upon it, and it was already pelted with showers of sand driven like hail by the storm.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
She rushed full gallop through her changes of character, her songs, and her dialogue; making mistakes by the dozen, and never stopping to set them right; carrying the people along with her in a perfect whirlwind, and never waiting for the applause.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
At the sight of the Marionette kicking and squirming like a young whirlwind, the Serpent laughed so heartily and so long that at last he burst an artery and died on the spot.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
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